Patrick Clinton Mortus

Sergeant
B CO, 2ND BN, 1ST INFANTRY, 196 INF BDE
Army of the United States
11 August 1947 - 14 January 1968
Twinsburg, Ohio
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196 INF BDE

1ST INF RGT 		Combat Infantry

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Patrick Clinton Mortus

02 Jan 2006

Rose are red,
Violets are blue.
You gave us our freedom,
So we won't forget you.

You're forever in our hearts, Patrick C. Mortus.
You will be forever missed. Thank you and God Bless America.

Joshua D. Mortus
155 Huntington Drive, Northfield, Ohio 44067
hotrodderboy@yahoo.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall

Sixty-nine American soldiers from the 196th Infantry Brigade died in heavy fighting in the Hiep Duc Valley, Quang Tin Province, during the first two weeks of 1968. Although the heaviest loss was on 10 January - 20 men - the last man to be killed in the series of engagements was Sergeant Patrick Mortus, who fell to mortar fire on the 14th.




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Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
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